Kite



March l0, 1925. 1,529,076

L. MARCHESSAULT KITE Filed v Dec. 17, 1924 Patented Mar. 10, 1925,

1,529,076 PATENT, OFFICE.v

LOUIS MARCHNSALT, 0F MINNEZAIPOII'IS,A MIIWNESOTA..

RITE.

Application led Deceniberi 17, 1924/.` Serial No. 756,582.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Louis MARormssAi-ILT, a citizen of the United States` residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota. have invented a new and useful Kite, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in kites.

Its object is to provide an exceedingly inexpensive kite that is durable and capable of functioning effectively at the hands of those generally employing such novelties.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear in the following description, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a kite embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. Bis a fragmentary elevational view of the back of the kite; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4.-4; of Fig. 3 andv Fig..

5 is a similar view taken on the line 5-5 of said Fig. 3. A

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that my improved kite includes a body plane 10 correspondingl in outline with that of the conventional kite, the same being elongated and tapered from top to bottom. Said body plane 10 preferably comprises a thin sheet of aluminum, although it may be formed .from other suitable sheet metal or sheet material. A central longitudinal rib 11 extending forwardly of the body plane 1() is formed by folding said body plane upon itself as will be readily understood from the drawing, particularly Figs. 4 and 5. This lrib is provided with apertures 12 at its upper and lower ends to receive theends of a balancing leader 13 to which the usual kite string 14 is attached. In stamping or blanking the body plane 10, I form paired lcut-outs or ports 14, 14.-" and 15, 15b transversely thereof. In folding the body plane 10, the inner ends of the paired together, the same eingse arated only by the thickness of the rib 11.

acking each of the pairs of ports 14", 14", and 15, 15" is av ports are brought closely behind its res ective paired ports. yArt each end of each e evating plane 16 is a stabilizing, plane 17 corresponding in outline to a right triangle. VReferring to one of the four similar planes 17, it will be Seen that lthe leg of the plane is secured to the body plane.10;that the hypothenuse is secured to an end of its respectiver elevating plane 16 and that the base reaches beneath the bottom of its respective port. In this connection it will -also be noted that the lower edge of each elevating plane 16, asin the case of the stabilizing planes 17 associated therewith,'extends beneath the bottom of its respective port. This arrangement provides for increased lifting power in the elevating planes 16, 'as willy be readily understood and. .urther, provides for an enhanced stabilizingeifect 1n the planes 17.

rom the foregoing description, it will be appreciated that the buoyancy of the kite as afforded by the body lane 10I will be substantially augmented elevating planes 16 and that the stabilizing 'planes 17 will operate to steady the kite against ducking. In addition to increasing the lifting power of the kite, the planes y the action of theI 16 and 17 rigidly brace the body plane 10 transversely thereof. This reinforcement coupled with the longitudinal bracing effect Changes in the specific form of my inven tion, as herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patentis: v v

1. In a kite, an elon ated body plane struck from sheet materia and folded upon itself longitudinally thereof to supply a central, forwardly projecting reinforcing rib, said body bein formed with paired cut-outs, one cut-out o each pair being located at one side of the rib and the other cut-out at the opposite side of said rib, transverse elevating planes, one backing each pair of cut-outs, said planes being secured at their upper edges to the body, and stabilizing planes extending longitudinally of the body and interposed between the same and the ends 'of the elevating planes, said 'stabihzing l Supply a central reinforcing rib,"'said body being formed with transversely opposed cutlouts, one at one side of said rib and one at the other sideetheref, and a transverse elevating plane backing said opposed cut-outs, said plane being secured to the body and servmgvto reinforce the same.

3. In a kite, an elongated body .plane struck from sheet material, a transverse elevating 4plane secured at its upper edge to the back of the body plane and inclined outwardl and downwardly therefrom and stabillzing planes interposed between' the body plane and the ends of said elevating plane, said body plane being cut away to form a port in front of the elevating plane and between said stabilizing planes, the lower portions of said lanes reaching be; neath the bottom of sai port.

,up er edge to `the back of the an 4. In `alrite, an elongated body plane, a 85 transverse elevating` plane secured at its l lbod plane stabilizing planes interposed etween the body plane and the ends of said elevating plane, said body plane being et away in front of the elevating plane and between said stabilizing lanes. l

5. In a kite,'a ody plane andan elevating plane' secured to the body -at the back and transverselythereof, lsaid body plane being cut away in front of said elevating plane and reinforced transversely by the elevating plane.

6. In a kite, a body plane having transversely paired portstherein, a bracing member for the body plane extending longitudinally thereof between-said ports, and an elevating plane backing said portsv and servinglto reinforce'the body plane transversely thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

LoUs MARCHEssAULT. 

